Overview
The School Association for Special Education
in DuPage County is a cooperative of 18 school districts providing
services to 6,442 students with disabilities in DuPage County,
Illinois.
A complete continuum of services is provided for all students with
disabilities ages 3-21. Member districts provide special education
and related services to the majority of students with disabilities.
SASED, as an extension of each member district, provides programs
and services for students with moderate and severe disabilities,
and for students whose behavior requires an alternative setting.
SASED also operates specialized programs on a regional basis for
students with severe hearing, vision and orthopedic disabilities.
Private placement opportunities are also utilized, when
appropriate.
SASED's philosophical base is that, to the greatest extent
possible, students are educated in general attendance centers as
close to the students' homes as possible.
SASED is governed by a Board of Control, which includes one
representative from each member district. The Board meets monthly
and functions similarly to a local school district
board.
